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      <h3 class="N_TutorialTask">Task 2:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a name="138634">Create a new report</a></h3>
      <p class="b1i_Bullet1-intro"><a name="138636">You can create a report in the following ways:</a></p>
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              <div class="b1_Bullet1_inner"><a name="138637">Start with a blank report design.</a></div>
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              <div class="b1_Bullet1_inner"><a name="138638">Use a predefined report template.</a></div>
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      <div class="N_i_Indent1"><a name="138642">For each template, BIRT Report Designer provides a cheat sheet, which contains step-by-step instructions, to help you create the report.</a></div>
      <p class="b_Body"><a name="138643">For this tutorial, you start with a blank report design.</a></p>
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              <div class="N_n1_NumList1_inner"><a name="138644">Choose File</a><span class="Dingbat">&rarr;</span>New<span class="Dingbat">&rarr;</span>Report. New Report appears. <a href="#191338" title="Create a new report">Figure&nbsp;1-5</a> shows the window that appears in BIRT Report Designer. New Report is slightly different in BIRT RCP Report Designer.</div>
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      <p class="i2_Image2"><a name="138650"><img class="Default" src="images/New_Report_01.png" style="display: inline; float: none; left: 0.0; top: 0.0" alt="Figure 1-5 New Report in BIRT Report Designer" /></a></p>
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        <b class="Bold">Figure&nbsp;1-5&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a name="191338">New Report in BIRT Report Designer</a></div>
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              <div class="N_n1_NumList1_inner"><a name="138652">In BIRT Report Designer, in the tree view of the available folders, select the project that you created. This step applies only to BIRT Report Designer users.</a></div>
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              <div class="N_n1_NumList1_inner"><a name="138654">Type the following text as the file name:</a></div>
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      <div class="cfi_CodeFirstIndent"><a name="138655">Customers.rptdesign</a></div>
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              <div class="N_n1_NumList1_inner"><a name="138656">Choose Next. New Report provides options for starting with a blank report and several report templates, as shown in </a><a href="#191346" title="Create a new report">Figure&nbsp;1-6</a>.</div>
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      <p class="i2_Image2"><a name="138663"><img class="Default" src="images/newreport.png" style="display: inline; float: none; left: 0.0; top: 0.0" alt="Figure 1-6 Report templates in New Report" /></a></p>
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        <b class="Bold">Figure&nbsp;1-6&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a name="191346">Report templates in New Report</a></div>
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              <div class="N_n1_NumList1_inner"><a name="138665">Select Blank Report, then choose Finish. Your new report appears in the main window. This window displays the layout editor, as shown in </a><a href="#511769" title="Create a new report">Figure&nbsp;1-7</a>. The layout editor shows an empty report page.</div>
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      <p class="b_Body"><a name="324701">The remainder of this tutorial provides the detailed steps for creating the customer report.</a></p>
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        <b class="Bold">Figure&nbsp;1-7&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a name="511769">Blank report design</a></div>
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